chromatography

American  

[kroh-muh-tog-ruh-fee] / ˌkroʊ məˈtɒg rə fi /

noun

Chemistry.

1. the separation of mixtures into their constituents by preferential adsorption by a solid, as a column of silica column chromatography or a strip of filter paper paper chromatography, or by a liquid.

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chromatography British  

/ ˌkrəʊmətəˈɡræfɪk, ˌkrəʊməˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the technique of separating and analysing the components of a mixture of liquids or gases by selective adsorption in, for example, a column of powder ( column chromatography ) or on a strip of paper ( paper chromatography ) See also gas chromatography

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chromatography Scientific  

/ krō′mə-tŏg′rə-fē /

1. A technique used to separate the components of a chemical mixture by moving the mixture along a stationary material, such as gelatin. Different components of the mixture are caught by the material at different rates and form isolated bands that can then be analyzed.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• chromatographically
  adverb
• chromatographic
  adjective
• chromatographer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of chromatography

First recorded in 1725–35; chromato- + -graphy

Example Sentences

The findings were recently published in the Journal of Chromatography A.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

He and a team of graduate and undergraduate researchers at UTA collaborated on a new peer-reviewed study published in April in Journal of Chromatography A.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

The study appears in the March 15 issue of Journal of Chromatography B.

From US News • Mar. 10, 2015

It is intended to publish from time to time a fresh edition of Field's Chromatography, and we hope in the next issue to give a more detailed and favourable account of the new pigment.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

If you want to look into the matter further there are books, such as "Field's Chromatography," which treat fully of the subject, and which you may study.

From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh